Perelman School of Medicine

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Feeling foggy? Your head is in the clouds for a reason

It may be because you’re languishing—a feeling of stagnation or emptiness. And naming it is a first important step to bringing clarity to one’s experiences, says Wharton’s Adam Grant.

Four medical personnel smiling at a desk in a clinic in the Philippines.

Sister physicians share passion for local and global health equity

Trina and Nicole Salva are both OB/GYNs in Philadelphia whose outreach extends to underserved communities in the city, and to the Philippines—their family’s birthplace.

Alice Sukhina in Ukraine holding a large Ukrainian flag wearing a flower crown.

A Ukrainian watches their country at war

Ph.D. student Alice Sukhina watched on their computer at Penn as their hometown of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, was invaded by Russian troops. While their parents were able to leave Ukraine, the rest of their family remains; Sukhina has been working nonstop to provide aid from afar.

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A new study finds genome refolding contributes to resistance to cancer therapy

While gene mutations can lead to drug resistance, researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine have identified an important, non-genetic adaptation that could also drive resistance to targeted therapy in T cell leukemia, a type of blood cell cancer.

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‘Mapping’ pancreatic cells at the development of Type 1 diabetes

Penn Medicine researchers examine of the underpinnings of the disease by creating a “map” to chart pancreatic islet cells over time.

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How to safeguard your sleep from insomnia over COVID-19 worry

Penn Medicine research have tips for helping insomnia, which has seen an increase throughout the pandemic. It’s not just the disease—worrying about COVID has contributed to lack of sleep.

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One drink a day linked with reduced brain size

The Penn-led research, using a dataset of more than 36,000 adults, revealed that going from one to two drinks a day was associated with changes in the brain equivalent to aging two years. Heavier drinking was linked with an even greater toll.

Links between diet and cancer

Kathryn E. Wellen, an associate professor of Cancer Biology and principal investigator of the Wellen Lab, seeks answers to find the connections between metabolism and cancer biology.

COVID in a cat

A new report led by Elizabeth Lennon of the School of Veterinary Medicine and colleagues has confirmed what is believed to be the first published account of the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a house cat.

Four white-tailed deer in a snow-covered meadow

SARS-CoV-2 is moving between humans and wildlife around the U.S.

In humans the pandemic is showing signs of ebbing. In white-tailed deer and other wildlife, however, infections appear widespread.

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